By: Kevin Fries
Twitter – @kwfry
Email – kdfries@hotmail.com

Class B – Week 3 Preview

Where Can You Find Them?

NEwrestle Team Rankings

Friday

Platteview Invite

Teams:
Aurora, Elkhorn Valley, Falls City, High Plains, Louisville, Nebraska City, Platteview, Raymond Central (C#7), Seward, Shelby-Rising City, Syracuse, Yutan

Ranked Wrestlers:
106 – #2D Hunter Bennett (Elkhorn Valley); #4B Caden Svoboda (Aurora); #5C Barrett Brandt (Syracuse); #6B Hayden Schalk (NE City)
113 – #7C Spencer Bridgmon (Syracuse)
120 – #2C Mitch Albrecht (Raymond Central); #7B Reid Stracke (NE City)
126 – #5D Adam Miller (Elkhorn Valley) 
132 – #3C Logan Bryce (Raymond Central)
138 – #2B Trevor Kluck (Aurora)
145 – #4B Sean Martin (Seward)
152 – #2C Conner Kreikemeier (Raymond Central)
160 – #5C Grant Lindsley (Shelby-Rising City); #7C Dylan Jones (Louisville); #7D Jarrett Parsons (High Plains)
170 – #1D Dylan Soule (High Plains); #2C Burton Brandt (Syracuse)
182 – #7C Brady Knott (Louisville)
195 – #7B Zach Ellingson (Seward)
285 – #8B Jaden Nolte (Falls City)

What to Watch:
Aurora and Raymond Central appear to be the top two teams. 106 and 160 should produce some great intrigue with several rated wrestlers in each weight class. Marquee match of the night will be at 170 with D#1 Soule and C#2 Brandt.  

Jim McGrath Invite (Ralston)

Teams:
Elkhorn South, Fremont, Omaha Benson, Omaha Bryan, Omaha Roncalli, Omaha South, Ralston (B#10), South Sioux City, York (B#9)

Ranked Wrestlers:
106 – #7A Mohamed Abdi (Omaha Bryan)
113 – #4B Jeremy McKee (Ralston); #5A Noor Salat (Omaha Bryan)
120 – #4B Thomas Ivey (York); #8B Michael Mass (Ralston)
126 – #5B Kaleb Eliker (York); #8B Caden Corcoran (Ralston)
132 – #4A Abdi Mohamed (Omaha Bryan); #5A Daniel Schuman (Elkhorn South)
145 – #2B Noah Talmadage (Ralston); #6A Peyton Martinez (South Sioux City)
160 – #8A Tommy Wentz (Fremont)
170 – #3B Kobe Lyons (York); #7A Chase Pokett (Omaha Bryan)
220 – #2A Jaylon Walker (Omaha Bryan); #4A Garret Moser (Fremont); #4B Brayan Rodriguez (York)
285 – #3B David Hernandez (Ralston); #5B Terrance Heyes (York)

What to Watch:
Class A heavy tournament and features most of the Class A teams that don’t head to the Flatwater Fracas.  However, rated Class B teams York and Ralston should be very competitive for the team title here. Deepest weight class is 220 with three ranked wrestlers.  

Saturday

Wahoo Invite

Teams:
Aquinas Catholic (C#3), Archbishop Bergan (C#5), Ashland-Greenwood, Bishop Neumann, East Butler, Friend, Lexington, Lincoln Pius X, Malcolm, Omaha Concordia, Omaha Gross, Omaha Westside (A#10), Plattsmouth, Wahoo, Waverly (B#8)

Ranked Wrestlers:
106 – #3C Aaron Ohnoutka (Bishop Neumann); #5B Blaine Christo (Ashland); #8D Lane Bohac (East Butler)
120 – #1C Caden Arps (Archbishop Bergan); #5B Ean Bailey (Lexington); #5C Hunter Vandenberg (Aquinas); #6B Malachi Bordovsky (Wahoo)
126 – #4C Zach Zitek (Aquinas); #4D Josh Spatz (East Butler); #6B Trae Greve (Waverly)
132 – #5B Brady Fago (Lexington)
138 – #3C Christopher Nickolite (Aquinas)
145 – #7C Cameron Schrad (Aquinas)
152 – #1C Nolan Eller (Aquinas); #5C Gavin Zoucha (Malcolm); #8B Peyten Walling (Wahoo)
160 – #5B Trey Shanahan (Wahoo)
170 – #1B Evan Canoyer (Waverly); #2B Cooper Hancock (Wahoo); #3C Dylan Zoucha (Malcolm); #7C Ben Kment (Aquinas)
182 – #3C Ethan Villwok (Archbishop Bergan); #5A Cole Haberman (Omaha Westside)
195 – #3C Nolan Schultz (Aquinas); #5B Kole Bordovsky (Wahoo); #6B Wyatt Fanning (Waverly)
220 – #1C Peyton Cone (Archbishop Bergan); #5A Ryan Zatechka (Omaha Westside); #5B Jacob Ludwig (Ashland); #8C Jon Matulka (Bishop Neumann)
285 – #1A Cade Haberman (Omaha Westside); #1B Trevor Brown (Waverly); #4C Kale Nordmeyer (Malcolm); #5C Eli Simonson (Archbishop Bergan)

What to Watch:
One of the bigger tournaments on the docket this weekend.  It features teams from all four classes, including four ranked teams. Aquinas looks like the team to beat.  Look for Bergan, Wahoo and Lexington to finish strong in the team race. 

120, 170, 220, and 285 all feature four ranked wrestlers and the cross class match-ups should be very intriguing at these weights. With over 30 ranked wrestlers this should be an exciting event. Trevor Brown of Waverly has yet to see the mat this season, but it would be the marquee match if him and Haberman were to wrestle. At 170, the top two wrestlers Canoyer and Hancock could meet up. 

Sidney-Bridgeport Invite

Teams:
Bridgeport (C#10), Burlington (CO), Burns (WY), Chase County, Gering (B#6), Hay Springs, Hemingford, Holdrege, Kimball, Minatare, Mitchell, Ogallala, Sidney, Sioux County, Sterling (CO)

Ranked Wrestlers:
113: #1C Casey Benavides (Bridgeport); #2B Quenton Chavez (Gering); #8B Austin Munier (Sidney)
120: #2B Paul Ruff (Gering)
132: #6B Jacob Peckham (Sidney); #7B Nate Murillo (Gering)
138: #5B Gage Stokey (Ogallala); #6B Nate Rocheleau (Gering)
145: #2C @ 138 Trevor Widener (Bridgeport); #7B Treven Melroy (Holdrege)
152: #2B Cameron Zink (Ogallala); #4B Jacob Awiszus (Gering)
160: #2B Brady Robb (Sidney); #8B Dylon Zink (Ogallala); #8C Josh Warren (Bridgeport); #8D Haydon Olds (Minatare)
170: #6B Brock Skinner (Ogallala)
182: #2C Trevor Peterson (Chase County); #4B Imanol Munoz (Holdrege)
220: #7C Nick Coley (Mitchell)

What to Watch:
Nice tournament out west featuring ranked Gering and Bridgeport. 113 is a fantastic weight. B4 teams Gering, Holdrege, Ogallala and Sidney are all competing with some district seeding implications at stake.